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Title: Closing the Achievement Gap Conference
Body: From: "CHOY Andrew H" Superintendent's Update #3 December 1, 2003 For the SUPERINTENDENT'S PIPELINE UPDATE Go To: 2. ODE Closing the Achievement Gap Conference Ralph Wisner, Intern SAVE THE DATE! On Saturday, February 28, 2004, Superintendent Susan Castillo and the Oregon Department of Education will be hosting its first Closing the Achievement Gap Conference at Portland State University. This one-day conference will highlight methods, techniques, and practices that are currently being used by Oregon's educators to close the achievement gap by increasing the achievement of all students. Conference workshops will focus on presenting useful ideas and techniques while also describing successful programs being used to close the gap in Oregon. The conference will focus around five main strands: 1) Instruction: Effective in-class instruction techniques that have successfully educated students from culturally diverse backgrounds will be examined and shared. 2) Parent and Community Involvement: This strand focuses on successful programs that have increased parental involvement as well as community involvement with schools in culturally diverse locales around Oregon. Successful practices effectively involving parents and communities in student achievement will be identified and examined. 3) Curriculum: This strand focuses on curriculum that has incorporated both alternative methods of study with standardized academic content, which has led to increased student achievement from students of different cultural backgrounds. 4) Training and Staff Development: This strand focuses on specialized training that has made the staff and faculty of either a school or school district proficient in positively interacting with students of various cultural backgrounds. 5) Leadership and Accountability: This strand focuses on examples of system-wide leadership policies, strategies, and initiatives that are focused on tracking and monitoring progress in student achievement across all demographics. This strand also includes policies that build a highly qualified teaching force in schools with the largest concentrations of underrepresented and minority students and also attracting the most qualified teachers to the lowest performing schools. It is important to realize that ideas alone will not accomplish the goal of closing the achievement gap. This conference will address this realization in two very precise ways. First, the presenters of this conference will all be local educators, people that face the same educational reality that we all face each day in Oregon's schools. These presenters will not only present their programs and ideas, but also ways in which these programs and ideas can be replicated in all of Oregon's classrooms. Secondly, this conference features a strand dedicated to creating two-way dialogue between participants and ODE. This strand will allow all participants to hear about current ODE plans/projects aimed at closing the achievement gap while allowing ODE a chance to hear feedback on these projects before they are implemented. This strand will be a valuable tool to the Superintendent as she works to put forth the most effective and efficient plan possible for closing the achievement gap in Oregon. More information about registration for both attendees and presenters will follow at a later date. In the meantime, if you have any questions about this conference, please contact ralph.wisner@state.or.us or andrew.h.choy@state.or.us for more information.
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Title: National Minority Careers Education Expo
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" Job fair: National Minority Careers Education Expo March 20, 2004 Marriott, Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York Contact: Fred Greenspan, TP, PO Box 1300, Massapequa, Long Island, NY 11758-0905; (516) 799-2274; fax: (516) 795-1887; e-mail: WorldTradeCenter@DeptofEd.org; Web site: www.DeptofEd.org. NATIONAL MINORITY CAREERS IN EDUCATION (CULTURALLY DIVERSE) Expo - Job Fair Recruitment Fair Job Conference...Open to All Educators! Are you looking for an education related career? Then this is the right place to look for one. SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2004 IS THE DAY FOR THE NATIONAL MINORITY CAREERS IN EDUCATION EXPO---JOB FAIR...Open to ALL Educators. Registration starts at 8:30AM Doors open 10AM-4PM (718) 805-5400 We offer all resources for education jobs such as education expos (job fairs)/recruitment fairs, and job conferences on a regular basis for employment seekers and recruiters. We provide a common platform for candidates seeking employment in the field of education and recruiters to hire qualified teachers, administrators and support staff. The most recent Expo was held in New York City on Saturday, March 22, 2003. Candidate Education Handbooks listing all available jobs and the people to contact, addresses and telephone numbers along with other resources are available to purchase. Those attending the Expo received the 2003 Handbook upon arrival. A different education handbook is printed for each Expo job fair city location. You can purchase Handbooks from the recent New York City event from March 22, 2003 on this web site or by mail. DATES: New York City, New York Mariott Brooklyn Bridge Hotel, Saturday, March 20, 2004 CANDIDATES MAY CALL THE HOTLINE at 718 805-5400 (24 hours/7 days) RECRUITERS SHOULD SEND eMAIL TO Recruit@DeptofEd.org Tylin Promotions PO Box 1300 Massapequa LI NY 11758-0905 Candidates: Seeking employment in the field of education. Enroll in our Resume Bank enhanced with the national reach of EducationAmerica.net! Recruiters: School districts, colleges and private sector companies who are looking to hire qualified teachers, administrators, support staff such as counselors, deans, school psychologists and diagnosticians. To know more about the developments on education expos, job fairs, recruitment fairs, job conferences in Deptofed e-mail us at Info@DeptofEd.org
Source: U.S. Department of Education and Tylin Promotions
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Title: Rethinking Schools global justice tour application deadline
Body: From: BBPDX@aol.com Dear Rethinking Schools friends, The application deadline for the Rethinking Schools/Global Exchange US-Mexico border tour is Friday, December 12. We've been encouraged by the enthusiastic response that we've received so far. If you want more info, please contact me at bbpdx@aol.com. Xiomara Castro from Global Exchange will be out of the country until December 3rd, but after that time, she can reached at xiomara@globalexchange.org, or 800-497-1994, ext. 232. Below is the original note I sent out. An ad and article about the trip are also in the fall issue of Rethinking Schools. Best, Bill Bigelow Dear friends, This February 13-16th Rethinking Schools and Global Exchange are co-sponsoring an educators tour to the U.S.-Mexico border. The tour will be led by Xiomara Castro of Global Exchange, and Bob Peterson and me from Rethinking Schools. We plan this as the first in a series of Rethinking Globalization tours -- traveling seminars offering teachers direct exposure to the effects of globalization on the lives of people around the world. An important component of the tours will be to generate curriculum ideas that can be shared with other educators through the pages of Rethinking Schools and through the Rethinking Schools website. The border justice reality tour will begin in San Diego on the morning of the 13th of Feb. (a Friday) and travel into Tijuana, where participants will meet with Mexican labor and community activists, women's organization leaders, and recent migrants from southern Mexico. We'll tour a maquiladora (foreign-owned factory), neighborhoods impacted by maquiladoras, and a democratically organized ejido (cooperative) community, and learn about the militarization of the border zone between Mexico and the United States -- from human rights organizers as well as from the US Border Patrol. The tour is open to all K-12 teachers, students in teacher education programs, and teacher educators who work directly with teachers or prospective teachers. Space is limited. The cost is $650 from San Diego, and includes translation, double-occupancy accomodations in Tijuana, all ground transportation, two meals a day, all program activities, and background readings. For more information, contact me at bbpdx@aol.com. You can also contact Xiomara Castro at xiomara@globalexchange.org, or 800-497-1994, ext. 232. Bill Bigelow
Source: Rethinking Schools
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Title: Chair, Bilingual Education
Body: From: Veena, Dr. Sneh HERITAGE COLLEGE Heritage College, located in Pacific Northwest, invites applications for the following fulltime positions, which will commence July/August 2004: in the following areas. - Chair, Bilingual Education Earned doctorate in the discipline or related area is required for all positions. Preference will be given to applicants who have demonstrated experience of working with multicultural population. Salary and rank is commensurate with experience and qualification. Review of applications will begin on January 5, 2004 and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Further information regarding any of the above positions, please contact: Dr. Sneh B. Veena, Vice President for Academic Affairs, at # 509-865-8530 or at veena_s@heritage.edu Heritage College is a private, non-denominational accredited institution offering quality, accessible undergraduate and graduate programs to a multicultural population that has been isolated from other four -year college opportunities. The College is located on Yakama Indian Reservation in Toppenish, Washington. Heritage is designated as Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) by the US Department of Education. For more information regarding the college please visit our website at www.heritage.edu. Applicants should send a letter of application, resume, and names, addresses and phone numbers of three current references to: Glenna Smith, Human Resource Office, Heritage College, 3240 Fort Road, Toppenish, WA 98948 (509)-865-8617 Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. EEO
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Title: Two Principal openings
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" ANNOUNCEMENT of two principal vacancies in Canby School District in Canby, Oregon for 2004-2005. Applications accepted through January 5, 2004. Background in ELL and bilingual (Spanish/English) skills strongly preferred. Complete information (brochures, job descriptions and applications) at http://www.canby.k12.or.us/story.php?cat=6&sid=23 Canby School District web site http://www/.canby.k12.or.us Please direct questions to Personnel Director, Dr. Darcy Rourk (503) 266-7861 (rourkd@clackesd.k12.or.us)
Source: Canby, Oregon
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Title: Reviving Salish
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" John Stromnes writes in the The Missoulian about Joshua Brown and his quest to revive Salish, a Native American language that has less than a hundred tribal members remaining who are fluent in it. Mr. Brown, who has a degree in public administration from the University of Montana, originally founded the Salish language-immersion school, Nk(w)usm (One Fire) in Arlee, Montana for this purpose. Now, using the $60,000 award he recently received from Echoing Green, a non-profit organization in New York that provides social entrepreneurs with seed money, Mr. Brown plans on organizing a non-profit that will "expand and elaborate on the mission of the school, working in tandem with it...to revive Salish as a spoken, used and useful language and as a tool for cultural revival." The competition for the Echoing Green fellowship was tough: Mr. Brown faced 100 competitors and went through a number of formal interviews before landing the award. To read more about Mr. Brown's struggle to save the Salish language, visit: http://www.montanaforum.com/rednews/2003/11/25/build/tribal/salish.php?nnn=5
Source: John Stromnes
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Title: RENEW PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" For Immediate Release December 3, 2003 Contact: Eleanor Lee 202-223-5500 ACTION ALERT: RENEW PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS Background on Executive Order 13216: President Clinton first signed Executive Order 13215 in 1999, entitled "Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander in Federal Programs," establishing the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) and the President's Advisory Commission. In 2001, President George W. Bush extended the executive order with Executive Order 13216, entitled "Increasing Opportunity and Improving the Quality of Life of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders." However, the Advisory Commission expired this summer and needs to be reestablished by Executive Order. As a civil rights advocacy organization, the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) strongly urges President Bush to reinstate the Advisory Commission so that there will be a mechanism for our communities to be involved in federal programs and receive increased opportunities. The Commission works with thirty-two key federal agencies to increase opportunities and improve the quality of life of AAPIs through increased participation in federal programs where our communities are underserved. The White Initiative on AAPIs is housed within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where its purpose is to track AAPI participation in government programs. The Initiative serves as a complement to the White House Initiatives on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. Action: OCA and the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) have written to President Bush, asking him to renew the Executive Order and we urge our members and friends to do the same. Too much time has passed - action must be taken to let the President know that the community needs the work of the Commission and the Initiative. Write to President Bush, asking him to reinstate the Advisory Commission and to support the White House Initiative as it continues the task of improving the quality of life for AAPIs through increased participation in federal programs. The first Executive Order was a landmark event and over the years, many community-based organizations and leaders have worked together with the White House Initiative and the Commission to improve the lives of the AAPI community. We need a fully funded White House Initiative office in order to have long-term sustainability and we need to ensure that the Initiative office is fully staffed with an Executive Director and any other open positions. We must also emphasize that the White House Initiative should remain housed within HHS instead of any other agency. HHS possesses the cultural competence and strong infrastructure to address minority language and health issues. At HHS, the White House Initiative has been able to accomplish the comprehensive purpose of tracking government Contacting the President: President George W. Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Phone: (202) 456-1111 Fax: (202) 456-2461 Email: president@whitehouse.gov The Organization of Chinese Americans, a national civil rights advocacy and education organization with over 80 chapters and affiliates across the country, was founded in 1973 to ensure the civil rights of the Asian Pacific American community. It maintain its headquarters in Washington , D.C.
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Title: Gap Closing Strategies Conference
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" February 22-24, 2004 Westgate Hotel, San Diego, California The Education Trust-West Gap Closing Strategies from California's High-Performing Classrooms, Schools and Districts For more information, contact: Brenden Anderson Conference Organizer The Education Trust-West 520 Third Street, Suite 204 Oakland, CA 94607 510-465-6444 F: 510-465-0859 banderson@edtrustwest.org http://www2.edtrust.org/EdTrust/ETW/about+the+conference.htm We invite you to join us for the First Education Trust-West Conference We will celebrate California success stories about closing the Achievement Gap and learn what others have done to provide our State's least advantaged students with the educational opportunities they deserve. Our first conference- "Lessons Learned: Gap Closing Strategies from California's High-Performing Classrooms, Schools and Districts" - showcases the work of leaders whose classrooms, schools and districts have demonstrated proven plans, strategies or practices which are meeting old and new challenges head-on. The conference will provide a forum for meaningful conversation- both to exchange ideas and answer questions specific to your experiences - so that you can turn useful information into effective action back home. Lessons Learned offers the opportunity to learn directly from stakeholders who are hammering home results: * Teachers from high-performing Classrooms that consistently make higher learning gains; * Students from high-poverty schools who understand the dynamics and benefits of a school culture of high expectations for ALL; * Leaders from high-performing Schools that are quickly improving to close gaps between groups and getting higher achievement from all students, especially their low-income students and students of color; * Leaders from Districts that have made rapid leaps in raising achievement and narrowing gaps, including finalists and the winner of the prestigious Broad Prize for Urban Education; * Districts and Schools that enroll their students in a rigorous college ready curriculum core at greater rates, or prepare all students to access and succeed in a college ready curriculum upon entry to high school; and * Districts, Higher Education and Policymakers that are making strides in closing the teacher quality gap among low-income and high-minority schools and districts; and * Parents who participate in the planning and implementing of the school improvement process. The conference will be held at the Westgate Hotel, located at 1055 Second Avenue, San Diego, California 92101. The Education Trust--West has negotiated special room rates for conference participants. All room reservations should be made directly with the hotel at (619) 238-1818 or go to http://www.westgatehotel.com. When calling, make sure to ask for The Education Trust--West group rate. The code for online registration on the Westgate website is EDTRU. Conference Registration General Admission Individual $250 Team $200 (3 or more people) K-12 Teacher* $125 For more information, contact: Brenden Anderson Conference Organizer The Education Trust-West 520 Third Street, Suite 204 Oakland, CA 94607 510-465-6444 F: 510-465-0859 banderson@edtrustwest.org http://www2.edtrust.org/EdTrust/ETW/about+the+conference.htm
Source: The Education Trust-West
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Title: FULBRIGHT CONTEMPORARY ITALY SEMINAR
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" FULBRIGHT CONTEMPORARY ITALY SEMINAR The Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange Program seeks full-time high school teachers of Italian language to participate in a four-week program of intensive language study held at the University of Venice "Ca Foscari." (July 5-31, 2004). Preference will be given to candidates who teach in schools that plan on participating in the Advanced Placement Program for Italian language. Application deadline is December 31. For more information please visit our website under OTHER OPPORTUNITIES: http://www.fulbrightexchanges.org/View/ViewOtherOpps.asp.
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Title: NABE Preconference Institute
Body: From: "drroyhoward" Pre-Conference Institute "Indigenous Bilingual Education Institute" Albuquerque Wednesday, February 4, 2004 To register: http://www.nabe.org 9:00 - 9:30 General Session A 9:35 - 11:00 Ruth Roessel "Is Navajo Culture & Language in the 21st Century Important?" 11:05 -12:35 Robert Rhodes "Refinement or Change: What Will Work?" 12:35 - 1:05 Lunch 1:05 - 2:35 Roger Begaye "Expanding the mind through Dine Literacy 2:35 - 4:05 Robert Rhodes "Refinement or Change: What Will Work?" B 9:35 - 11:00 Dennis Fox "Culture and Literacy: One Reinforcing the Other" 11:05 -12:35 Angela Jeffrey "Writing Ideas that work with ESL children: Bringing culture into the classroom." 12:35 - 1:05 Lunch 1:05 - 2:35 Dennis Fox "Culture and Literacy: One Reinforcing the Other" 2:35 - 4:05 Angela Jeffrey "Writing Ideas that work with ESL children: Bringing culture into the classroom." C 9:35 - 11:00 Donna Boynton, Jennie DeGroat, Andrea Ramone, Carolene & Dan Yazzie "Legitimizing Oral Traditions: Using Story telling to Teach Indigenous Languages" 11:05 -12:35 Jennie DeGroat "Reversing Language Oppresion: Language Camp with Navajo Urban Families." 12:35 - 1:05 Lunch 1:05 - 2:35 Jennie DeGroat "Reversing Language Oppresion: Language Camp with Navajo Urban Families." 2:35 - 4:05 Donna Boynton, Jennie DeGroat, Andrea Ramone, Carolene & Dan Yazzie "Legitimizing Oral Traditions: Using Story telling to Teach Indigenous Languages" D 9:35 - 11:00 Irene Silentman "Where is the Navajo Verb in the Sea of Navajo Nouns? Teaching Navajo in the High School" 11:05 -12:35 Irene Silentman "Curriculum Guide for Dine Government for grades 9-12" 12:35 - 1:05 Lunch 1:05 - 2:35 Ruth Roessel "Is Navajo Culture & Language in the 21st Century Important?" 2:35 - 4:05 Roger Begaye "Expanding the mind through Dine Literacy
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